January 8 always brings back hard memories. Inevitably, we go back to January 2010, when we started the year with big hopes of your recovery, Mi. How happy we all were, as you were mobilized from your bed rest and were coming back to life again, believing it was the…
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Miss you every single day. People talk about remembering. How can we remember when we never forgot in the first place?
Satyanarayana Puja days – what fun it was. It is Full moon day today, pournami and I am remembering the hustle and bustle of the morning rush to finish making breakfast, packing lunches, all before 8 am so that you could go bathe and get ready for the puja. You…
I didn’t think I’d be writing this so soon, Mi. P’ma passed away yesterday. It is odd to think you did not live to see/hear it. Of course you would have cried and felt miserable, because no matter what, blood is thicker than water, is it not? So, where are…
Dear Mi, My Mom Devi – One Sweet Day in 1973 You are always more, much more than words. You are hugs, smiles, laughter, love and above all, fun. October 15 – what happy memories we have, enhanced even more by two years of unexpected strawberry and chocolate cake which…
When I opened the door this morning to retrieve the newspaper and milk bag, I was pleasantly welcomed by a blast of cold air, thanks to the rains yesterday. A wave of nostalgia hit me right away, as I remembered many mornings in the past when my Mom was alive.…